Ironing-board.



W. J. NELSON.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 3, 1911.

1,0733%, Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM J. NELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockford, in thecounty of Winnebago, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 7

This invention relates to ironin boards.

The object of the invention resi es in the provision of an ironing board which may be easily and quickly secured to the ledge of a table, window sill or the like without the employment of clamps.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of an ironing board of the character referred to which includes a main board and a sleeve board, the latter being capable of detachable connection to the main board and its support without the employment of independent clamping means.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of an ironing board which may be compactly folded to permit same to be stored in an exceedingly small space.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure l is a plan view of an ironing board constructed in accordance with the invention, same being shown detachably secured to the ledge of a table, and with the sleeve board operatively supported upon the main board, Fig. 2, a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3, a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4, a detail perspective view of the detachable sleeve board.

Referring to the drawings A represents a portion of an ordinary table to which the improved ironing board is adapted to be de tachably secured.v

The main ironing board is indicated at 10 and is provided at One end with a longitudinally directed centrally disposed recess 11 having a beveled inner wall 12. Secured on the bottom side of the board 10 is a pair of spaced ribs 13 and 14, 'the inner sides of which register respectively with the side walls of the recess 11. Pivoted between the ribs 13 and 14 by a detachable pivot pin 15 is a brace leg 16. This brace leg is movable in the recess 11 and the movement thereof in one direction is limited by engagement with the inner beveled wall 12 of the recess 11. The brace leg 16 is provided with an angular recess 17 in. the edge thereof adjacent the recessed end of the board 10. When the leg 16 is disposed in engagement .With the inner wall 12 of the recess 11 as shown in Fig. 2 then one Wall of the recess 17 is disposed in spaced relation to the top face of the board 10 above the latter and substantially parallel thereto, while the other wall of the recess 17 is disposed substantially at right angles to the first named wall of said recess. In applying the board to the table A the brace leg 16 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 2 and the ledge of the table A positioned between the top face of the board 10 and the wall of the recess 17 disposed above said top face. An interlocking engagement is thus had between the ironing board and table that will serve to support said board for use, the brace leg 16 being adapted to sustain the major portion of the weight of the board and the pressure exerted thereon during use. Mounted upon the upper end of the brace leg 16 is a transversely disposed plate 18 having an asbestos layer 19 disposed across its upper face and constituting a rest for an iron during the use of the board.

The sleeve board is indicated at 20 and is shown as provided at its inner end with a recess 21 having a beveled inner wall 22. This recess is adapted to receive the upper end of the brace leg 16 to form an interlocking connection between the board 20 and 1 said brace leg when the board is in use. The board 20 is supported directly upon the board 10 by means of a leg 23 depending from its intermediate portion. This leg is provided on its lower end with a recess 24 also adapted to receive the brace leg 16 and form another interlocking connection between the board 20 and said brace leg. It will of course be apparent that when the board 20 is disposed in operative position project beneath the plate 18 so that tilting of said board under the influence of weight applied to its outer end will be prevented while lateral displacement of the board is guarded against by the interlocking engagement between. same and the brace leg 16 which has been referred to in detail heretofore.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be apparent that there has been provided an exceedingly simple and efficient ironing board which may be easily and quickly associated with the ledge of a table or the like for supporting same in operative position and which when not in use may be folded compactly to permit same to be stored in a very small space.

What is claimed is:

In an ironing board the combination of a main board, a brace leg pivotally connected to the main board and {having its ends disposed on opposite sides of said main board when positioned in supporting relation to 2 the latter, a plate supported upon the upper end of the brace leg, and a sleeveboard hav. ing one end extended beneath the plate car-' ried by the brace leg and provided with a recess detachably receiving the brace leg and 3 a supporting leg depending from said sleeve board at a point remote from the recessed end of the latter, the lower end of said leg resting upon the main board and being provided with a recess detachably receiving an 3 intermediate portion of the brace leg. In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa ture, in presence of two witnesses.

. WILLIAM J. NELSON. Witnesses: WILLIAM JoHNsoN, HOLMER LNDQUIST, 

